Ja·cob's ladder (j  k bz)n. 1. Nautical A rope or chain ladder with rigid rungs. 2. Any of various plants of the genus Polemonium, especially P. caeruleum, having blue flowers and alternate, pinnately compound leaves with numerous leaflets. [From the ladder seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a dream (Genesis 28:12).] |
Jacob's ladder
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1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (Genesis 28:12-17)
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called jack ladder a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar or related plants
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| Noun | 1. |  Jacob's ladder - pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowersPolemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae, Greek valerian, charity polemonium - any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions |
| 2. | Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down |
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